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These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2014. Events. February 13 – Belgium becomes the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia for terminally ill patients of any age, including infants. [1]
The 2014 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's second term. A typical six-year itch midterm election suffered by most second-term presidents, this election saw the Republican Party retaining control of the House of Representatives and winning control of the Senate ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. 2014 in politics by country (17 C)
- GOP’s midterm wave: With President Barack Obama’s popularity waning, Republicans were ready for a good night on November 4. But instead, they ended up having a great one.
- ISIS’s rise: The U.S. at first debated if and how to respond to Islamic militants taking hold of large swaths of Iraq and Syria. But once ISIS’ capabilities and brutality became clear, the U.S. began airstrikes and rallied other countries to join the fight.
- Ebola comes to the US (and impacts the midterm races): Mild panic set in after a Liberian man in Dallas died of the disease, stoking fears that Ebola was heading from West Africa straight to the U.S. A handful of other cases had politicians and the public questioning whether the country was prepared for Ebola, ensuring it became a campaign issue in the 2014 midterm elections.
- Establishment beats Tea Party in GOP primaries: With one notable exception, establishment Republicans facing primary challenges from tea party supported candidates survived with ease.
Here is The Hill’s selection of the top 10 political news stories of 2014. 1. Midterms: GOP gains, Democratic pain. The midterms were a triumph for Republicans, as they routed Democrats in...
Dec 31, 2014 · 1. The Democrats’ working-class-whites problem is serious. After two years of warnings about Republicans’ woeful performance among nonwhite voters in 2012, the midterms showed that Democrats have...
Oct 17, 2014 · Among Republicans and those who lean Republican, 69% of 2014 primary voters (and 77% in 2010) are either consistently or mostly conservative in their views. Among Democrats and leaners, 64% in 2014 (and 75% in 2010) are consistently or mostly liberal.
